For the second year, the ‘City of Brotherly Love’ will host the 2019 Diversity & Inclusion Conference. The summit is an open forum to explore and exchange insights about diversity and inclusion (D&I) best practices for CEOs, diversity officers, educators, corporate leaders and government officials. The conference will take place on March 25– 26th, 2019 at the Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia.

Originally, the
conference was created for sharing insights about tourism and hospitality
trends, but today has evolved into a national dialogue on D&I throughout
multiple industries – tech, non-profit, government, education, and healthcare.
This year’s theme is “Where Diversity and
Inclusion Intersects with Academic and Corporate Strategies”.

“Since its
inception, our goal of the conference was to cultivate a space to innovate the
practices of diversity and inclusion,” said Richard Lee Snow,2019Chair of Diversity & Inclusion
Conference and PHLDiversity. “With
our team of inter-disciplinary community partners, dynamic speakers and
participants, we are exchanging strategic ideas to elevate diversity and
inclusion in the workplace and community. Additionally, we are exceedingly
expanding the conversation to engage thought leaders on a national level, and we feel the City of Sisterly Affection, is a great
place to do it.”

Key Highlights of the conference:

Academic Think Tank focusing on best practices for incorporating diversity and inclusion content into academic programs and curricula, program strategies that provide comprehensive quality student experiences for students of color, and the impact of diversity and inclusion on faculty recruitment and retention.

Award Dinner, sponsored by Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau Foundation features Mayor James Kenney; Jonathan Lovitz, Senior Vice President, National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC); Julie Coker Graham, President and CEO, Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau; and David Cohen, Senior Executive Vice President and the Chief Diversity Officer, Comcast Corporation. Norman K. Jenkins, Founder and President of Capstone Development will also be presented with the first-ever Diversity and Inclusion Award from Lodging Media.

Thought-Provoking Discussions by today’s leaders such as Justin Nelson, Co-Founder and President, NGLCC; and Wade Davis, Former NFL Player, Corporate Inclusion Advisor and Educator, to name a few.

Findings from research conducted by Temple University School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management on D&I in the tourism and hospitality industry and meeting planners’ sensitivity to D&I policies, programs, and practices in the meeting planning process.

The Annual 2019 Diversity
and Inclusion Conference is sponsored by Temple University School of Sport, Tourism
and Hospitality Management in collaboration withThe
Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau (PHLCVB), PHL Diversity (a business development
division of PHLCVB) and Lodging Media. Additional
sponsors include: Temple University Fox
School of Business, Philadelphia Phillies, Jackson Lewis P.C., Global
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Convention Center and VisitPhiladelphia.com. Proceeds
from the conference and dinner will benefit students at Temple
University School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management.

For more information about the 2019 Diversity and Inclusion Conference visitdiphilly.com.

The 2019 Diversity & Inclusion Conference is “where diversity and inclusion intersects with academic and corporate strategies.” Presented by Temple University School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management in collaboration with The Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau (PHLCVB), PHL Diversity (a business development division of PHLCVB) and Lodging Media, the conference will take place on March 25th & 26th at The Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia. This is an education summit designed for CEOs, corporate leaders, chief diversity officers and government officials to exchange insights about diversity and inclusion across multiple industries.